SB 616 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Florida Highway Patrol Body Camera Use

Summary
Florida Highway Patrol Body Camera Use; Requiring members of the Florida Highway Patrol to wear a functioning body camera under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to adopt certain policies and procedures, ensure compliance with certain public records and retention requirements, and provide certain training; providing that an officer who does not comply with certain requirements, policies, and procedures may be subject to disciplinary action, etc. APPROPRIATION: $2,000,000
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
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Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Dec 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Appropriations
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Carlos Smith
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